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This blog post is Part 3 in a 14-part blog series on discovering and living your mission. (If you missed Part 1, you can find it here.) The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “He who has a ‘why’ to live can bear almost any ‘how.’” I think there’s something …

We live in a society that has a lot of different kinds of people. These differences enrich our lives and make them more interesting, but differences can also make things challenging. Take a minute and think about our last presidential election. Were you able to have productive conversations and dialogue with those …

This blog post is Part 8 in a 12-part blog series on Christianity and justice. (If you missed the first post, you can find it here.) Now that we have talked about the biblical foundation for justice, as well as some barriers that hold Christians back from fully engaging in …

One of the most difficult teachings of Jesus for me to follow is to love others, even my enemies. In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said it this way: You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say …

I recently finished reading a great book called ‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’ by Henri Nouwen. In the book, Nouwen discusses the parable of The Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-32), and also walks the reader through his reflections on the painting, ‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’ by Rembrandt. I …